Willie Mae Davis

Willie Mae (Hill ) David was born on November 12,1918 in Ayden, North Carolina in Pitt County, to the Well and Lina (Dupree) Hill. She was one of six children, two sister Edna Mae and Doris Mae preceded her in death. Willie Mae received her early children education in the Pitt County Public School System. After the death of her mother, at the age of 16, she stopped school to work so that she could help take of her sisters , while her father took care of her brothers. Willie Mae moved to Richmond, Virginia where it was easier to find work. While there, she found love and met her soul mate, the Rev. Junius Allen Davis, Sr.(who preceded her in death). In the late 1940's they married and relocated to Baltimore, Maryland. As a result of their union two children were born, Junius Allen Davis Jr. ( who preceded her in death) and Mamie Lee (Davis ) Lee. Willie Mae received he Christian Education at an early age. When her husband started the ministry of the New St. John Baptist Church she was right by his side until they closed the doors in 1985. she later joined the Ark Church under the leadership of Rev. J.L. Carter. Throughout Willie Mae's Life she learned to master things. As a young child she learned how to cook and culinary skills were legendary. Her parents had a garden and she would pick fresh vegetables to cook along with other food and desserts. She learned to sew during the war and worked at the Quarter Master. After the war, she became a Tailor mastering is making and repairing men's clothes. After the birth of her children she opened a Seamstress business in her home. After her children began school, Willie Mae started working in the homes of others. In the 1960's she completed the required course and became a Home Nurse's Aide with the Elizabeth Cooney Agency until her retirement. During this time her daughter Mamie was 12 years old and desired to work. As a result, Willie Mae started what became the family's seasonal snowball and candy Apple business for the next 42 years. In the early 1970's Willie Mae enrolled in a cake decoration course at Cake Cottage and the west side skill center. She was not satisfied until she mastered making wedding cakes. In the early 1980's her Passion to care for others led her back to work this time with the State of Maryland as a Home Care Provider. Finally in the 2000's, she decided to rest, bake cakes and sell snowballs. Her snowball were said to be the best and those who grew up, and moved out of the neighborhood would come back every summer looking for the snowball stand to open. She leaves to cherish her memory: her devoted daughter, Mamie L Lee, son-in-law. Robert L. Lee; grandson, Harold E. Stewart Jr. ; granddaughter, Minette L. Stewart: Five great-grandchildren, Mariah, Brandon, Gabriel, Brianna, and Tianna,; two brothers, Oscar and J.B. Hill from North Carolina; one sister, Annie Rose Hill from North Carolina, nieces, Vester, Zella, Cynthia, and Shirley, cousin, Lillian and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Willie Mae Davis

November 12, 1918 - January 28, 2011